Associate Director

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

You will be joining the Balance Sheet and Liquidity Risk (BSLR) team in London, with the Group Risk Management (GRM) function of the Royal Bank of Canada. You will be part of a dynamic, global team.

The Associate Director role provides independent second line oversight of RBC's Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book in UK and Europe, in line with the responsibilities set out in RBC's enterprise policies.

The Associate Director will work very closely with Corporate Treasury London and Treasury Services London to review and challenge processes and proposals. This requires partnering with them to understand the impact of new and changed regulations and to communicate any issues clearly to management.  

This mandate requires excellent collaboration with the wider GRM Balance Sheet and Liquidity Risk team for a global perspective and Corporate Treasury, Treasury Services, Finance, and other groups for a local perspective.

What will you do?

• Responsible for providing independent regional oversight for Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book in UK and Europe; ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.

• Independently review methodologies, models, parameters, and assumptions used for liquidity and interest rate risk measurement, including stress testing.

• Understand Corporate Treasury's reporting process and leverage that knowledge to provide effective review and challenge to those processes and assumptions documents prior to recommending approval.

• Be able to work within the local and enterprise governance structure and drive changes to gain efficiencies.

• Produce presentations and communications that accurately summarise GRM concerns and conditions of approvals; be able to present in various committees both on a local and global level.

• Keep up to date on new regulations and be able to summarise and articulate any concerns and challenge decisions made by Corporate Treasury.

• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders to ensure an effective and collaborative work environment.

• Maintain an organised and up-to-date library of documents for BLSR Europe, including approved local frameworks, policies, assumptions, and regulatory guidance.

• Diarise upcoming committees and package dates, regulatory discussions and submissions, policy refresh due dates, audit point action plan due dates, and all similar events, and prompt relevant contributors to deliver items to BSLR for review in a timely manner, or for BSLR to submit documents in a timely manner.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Risk management experience obtained in a financial institution or other comparable environment, including some experience in an enterprise risk management.

• Strong academic background.

• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.

• Understanding of RBC's businesses in Europe.

• Understanding of liquidity and funding risk.

• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of financial models.

• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work under pressure against tight deadlines.

• Independently manage a significant and diverse workload.

• Ability to accept accountability, assume leadership and demonstrate initiative.

Nice-to-have

• Masters' degree in Business/Finance.

• Experience in legal entity risk.

• Strong understanding of global financial markets and trading products.

• Understanding of stress test methodologies and knowledge of valuation models for trading products.

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper.  We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Opportunities to work with the best in the field

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services.

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Job Skills

Decision Making, Financial Instruments, Group Problem Solving, Market Risk, Performance Management (PM), Resource Coordination, Risk Management, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address:

100 BISHOPSGATE:LONDON

City:

London

Country:

United Kingdom

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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